Immerse yourself in the wonder and diversity of America’s great outdoors with 50 true stories inspired by some of its most iconic national parks.   This gift treasury collection gathers real-life stories from parks across the USA, including Great Smoky Mountains, Yellowstone, Yosemite, Grand Canyon, Hawaii Volcanoes, Denali, Everglades, and many, many more.   Some tell human tales of triumph, bravery, and feats of endurance and moments of dazzling discovery.   Others are tales of remarkable animals , magnificent plants, outstanding natural features.   Some explore the past , telling how certain parks came to be and their impacts both good and bad, while others recount recent events such as inspiring stories of conservation and nature and communities bouncing back.   Each story is linked to a particular park, telling the tale of an animal or plant, community or individual, or event. These stories grant readers a new way to explore these awe-inspiring places.   Stories include: The Amazing Acrobats of Glacier Bay – the humpback whales that perform an incredible ballet-like dance through the chilly waters. - The Bransfords of Mammoth Cave – the inspiring tale of a Black American family’s dedication and excellence exploring and guiding people through these vast caves in Kentucky. The perfect accompaniment to the bestselling  National Parks of the USA , this book is for families and young readers looking to for longer-form, nonfiction stories about America's great national parks. Altogether, the tales within combine to form a celebration of these awe-inspiring, living landscapes. This book is made to be enjoyed and revisited again and again. National Parks included: Denali National Park - Biscayne National Park - Glacier Bay National Park - Great Sand Dunes National Park - Lassen Volcanic National Park - Pinnacles Volcanic National Park - Lake Clark National Park - Katmai National Park - Channel Islands National Park - Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park - Yosemite National Park - Redwood National Park - Mount Rainier National Park - Crater Lake National Park - Olympic National Park - North Cascades National Park - American Samoa National Park - Hawaii Volcanoes National Park - Haleakala National Park - Virgin Islands National - Glacier National Park - Yellowstone National Park - Rocky Mountain National Park - Grand Teton National Park - Great Basin National Park - Capitol Reef National Park - Bryce Canyon National Park - Zion National Park - Death Valley National Park - White Sands National Park - Saguaro National Park - Grand Canyon National Park - Mesa Verde National Park - Petrified Forest National Park - Carlsbad Caverns National Park - Arches National Park - Theodore Roosevelt National Park - Wind Cave National Park - Badlands National Park - Isle Royale National Park - Voyageurs National Park - Cuyahoga National Park - Big Bend National Park - Mammoth Cave National Park - Great Smoky Mountains National Park - Shenandoah National Park - Congaree National Park - Everglades National Park - Dry Tortugas National Park - Acadia National Park “ . . . rapturous descriptions of natural wonders . . . ” ― John Peters , Booklist “ . . .  sure to inspire any child to make their own mark in the great outdoors.” ― National Geographic “ . . . a great way to get kids excited about visiting these amazing national resources . . . ” ― The New York Times Stephanie Pearson is a journalist, a 2023 National Geographic Explorer, and a contributing editor to  Outside  magazine. She is the author of  “100 Great American Parks,” a beautifully illustrated collection of the nation’s most intriguing landscapes published by National Geographic. After earning her master’s degree from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, Pearson began her career at  Outside , where she was on the editorial staff for more than 13 years. Her assignments over three decades have included reporting from Mount Everest Base Camp, meditating with Tibetan Buddhist Scholar Robert Thurman in Bhutan, and producing an online science curriculum while traveling through Australia and Latin America with National Geographic Fellow Dan Buettner and his team. Pearson has received four Lowell Thomas Awards from the Society of American Travel Writers Foundation in the categories of Foreign Travel, Environmental and Sustainable Tourism,  Service-Oriented Consumer Work, and Travel Journalist of the Year.  Her work has also been anthologized in “The Best American Travel Writing” series.  Madeline Kloepper  is a Canadian artist with a Bachelor of Fine Arts and Major in Illustration from Emily Carr University of Art and Design. Although she grew up in the lower mainland of British Columbia amidst a sea of humans and spent a few years in Vancouver. Following the completion of her degree in 2015, Madeline migrated northward and has gratefully settled on the unceded territory of the Lheidli T’enneh. She lives happily in a little old house wit